Text 30] The Subterranean Heavenly Planets 405

although they are full of anxiety, some of them nevertheless sport
with their wives, children, friends and relatives.

PURPORT

It is stated here that the snakes who live in the planetary system
known as Mahatala are very powerful and have many hoods. They live
with their wives and children and consider themselves very happy,
although they are always full of anxiety because of Garuda, who comes
there to destroy them. This is the way of material life. Even if one lives
in the most abominable condition, he still thinks himself happy with his
wife, children, friends and relatives.

TEXT 30
TASIABANTS FAI staat aA aa faeTaT:
aie fewagaiita sft = agenda sea mEIsTAT
wean =| ANAT: TROMAGANA BT ata
sectonen fase a aafea § Jawan ala-
RATATAT Rar I Bo Ul

tato ‘dhastdd rasdtale daiteyé danavah panayo nama nivata-kavacah
kaleya hiranya-puravasina iti vibudha-pratyanikda utpattya mahaujaso
mahd-sahasino bhagavatah sakala-lokanubhavasya harer eva tejasa
pratihata-balavalepa bilesaya iva vasanti ye vai saramayendra-dittya

vagbhir mantra-varnabhir indrad bibhyati.

tatah adhastat—below the planetary system Mahatala; rasdtale—on
the planet called Rasatala; daiteyah—the sons of Diti; danavah—the
sons of Danu; panayah nama—named Panis; nivata-kavacah—Nivata-
kavacas; kaleyah—Kaleyas; hiranya-puravasinah—Hiranya-puravasis;
iti—thus; vibudha-pratyanikah—enemies of the demigods; utpattyah—
from birth; mahd-ojasah—very powerful; mahd-sahasinah—very
cruel; bhagavatah—of the Personality of Godhead; sakala-loka-
anubhavasya—who is auspicious for all planetary systems; hareh—of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva—certainly; tejasa—by the
